Boxcards for the New Year 2022: descriptions of production techniques, fun templates, new photo ideas

During the New Year's Eve, in anticipation of the holiday, you want to feel the atmosphere of wonder and winter fairy tales, and you especially want to make this time memorable for children. One of the simplest and most creative ways of holiday decorations are paper products.

Potholding is an incredibly interesting and entertaining process that results in beautiful shapes and images that can be placed on windows and any surface.

It is interesting that the papercloths are a symbol of folk art, because they are used to create ornaments and other elements with national significance.

It is easy to make your own handwritten works of art. It is not a problem if you do not have drawing skills, because on the Internet, including in this article there is a large selection of stencils, which can be printed out and used to create numerous copies.

Stenciling on glass at every glance in the window immediately awakens a festive mood, especially if it is a whole composition of many silhouettes and with an interesting subject.

In addition, you will give a New Year's mood to people who see your windows from afar, because everyone as a child cut snowflakes from white paper and with the help of thread attached them to the windows.

New Year's Eve window decoys: descriptions and basic templates

New Year artwork for windows can be made in all kinds of variations. These can be both openwork patterns with elegant curves, and characters from Christmas stories, harmoniously combined and interacting with each other.

Another interesting idea that kids will love is a paper cutout in the form of Disney characters, but in a New Year's guise. That is, with New Year's hats and in clothes with matching holiday decorations.

To create paper cut-outs it is important in advance to arm yourself with the necessary materials: quality paper that will be convenient for cutting and attaching, sharp scissors, stencils for cutting and a rich imagination that slumbers inside every person

Among the basic and most common templates for cutouts are snowflakes, angel figurines, Christmas trees and bow bells.

Also the image of Santa Claus sitting on a sleigh with reindeer tied on the way can also often be seen on windows as decor.

Symbols of the coming new year are animals from the Chinese calendar, but animals from cartoons will also do. An interesting option is to combine all kinds of characters from different universes into one composition.

Stencils for paper cutouts

Stencils for paper cutouts can be found in this article in large quantities. It is only necessary to adjust the size of the stencil to the desired size and print it out.

If you have drawing skills, or if you're just good at drawing, then you can try to draw the stencil yourself. The stencil is cut to an outline that creates volume and a basic silhouette when placed on the window.

One printed stencil is worth using several times, getting the same elements to use them in a composition several times or to create a uniform but stylish design.

Snowflakes

Even in kindergarten, children in art classes are engaged in cutting out snowflakes.

They start with the simplest versions, which involve simple shaped edges and several notches on the snowflake when folded, which form an interesting pattern inside when unfolded.

When kids get a little older, the incisions become more complex and require care, resulting in the output is already unique and complex patterns, which snowflake quite like a real one.

According to a well-known theory, there is no one pair of snowflakes all over the world that are the same, ie, each snowflake is 100% unique and has a unique structure.

For a beautiful snowflake, the paper should be folded several times in a triangular shape, make a cutout of the edges to look exquisite, and proceed to the center part, which, when folded, is in a sharp corner.

Christmas tree toys

For the ultimate New Year's Eve mood, toys can be not only on the tree, but also in the form of cut-outs.

Toys can be made in different forms: classic balls with patterns and geometric prints, Soviet toys, in the form of soldiers, cones, vegetables, fruits, animals and other objects, the star on top of the Christmas tree.

Ideas for the arrangement of Christmas balls: a scattering of Christmas balls under the snowfall, a Christmas ball hanging from a Christmas tree branch, Christmas toys tied together with ribbon in a bow, and as if Soviet soldiers had come to life.

Santa Claus

No new year does not do without mentioning the main character and symbol of the holiday - Father Frost. In every culture this character is presented in a unique way.

American Santa Claus wears a red and white down jacket, pants and boots, a thick gray beard and glasses, because the visual acuity of the fabulous grandfather has decreased, and he also carries gifts on reindeer.

The Finnish Joelopukki, who lives in fairy-tale Lapland, is also depicted as a kind old man with a snow-white beard and red and white coat, but interestingly enough, in translation "Joelopukki" literally means "Christmas goat".

Our good old Santa Claus has been ingrained in our eyes as the good old man of the North since we were very young.

And he is remembered for his red nose, thick beard, blue coat with a print with snowflakes, magic staff, capable of performing any miracles, and a huge bag of gifts, thrown behind his back.

If you want to try to depict the stencil of Santa Claus yourself, it is important to personify the long fluffy coat, the large size of the grandfather's body, his kind and friendly face, the staff, performing miracles, in his hand and the bag of gifts behind his back.

It is important to make incisions in the right places, which create volume.

The Snow Maiden

Father Frost's partner in performing miracles and giving presents to children is also well known to everyone since early childhood.

The image of a sweet and kind girl with ruddy cheeks, a thick blond plait, sincere eyes, wearing a beautiful blue fur coat and white boots is firmly ingrained in our heads. Often the snow maiden is presented as the granddaughter of Santa Claus and still a very young girl.

If you know how to draw people and human silhouettes, you can create a stencil of the snow maiden yourself.

Her silhouette, the hat on her head, the white braid on her shoulder, her arms outstretched wide as if eager to hug children or help Santa Claus to carry presents, cute boots on her feet, and in general a friendly pose are important.

Animal figures

Animals, especially cartoon characters, will always be appropriate in the art of paper cutting.

The most suitable images for the papercuts are images of northern animals, such as penguins and polar bears from the North Pole.

Especially cute and sincere will look a composition of a family of polar bears.

It is quite possible to place several different animals from different habitats on one composition, but it is important that they are made in approximately the same style, only then the composition will turn out stylish and harmonious.

Compositions of paper cuttings

The components of the artwork compositions can be completely different objects.

You can even combine characters from different universes, for example, Tom and Jerry from the eponymous cartoon with Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.

The main thing not to forget the Christmas hats. You can also add scarves and mittens to the image of cartoon mice and a cat.

Mounting

As we have been accustomed since our early childhood, with soap and a little warm water you can attach the paper to the glass firmly and with the least amount of dirt.

The paper attached in this way stays on the glass for a long time and after removing the paper cut-outs, the glass needs only to be washed.

You can also secure the paper cutouts with small pieces of scotch tape.

New Year's Eve paper cutout ideas 2022

Based on the Chinese calendar, the year 2022 will be the year of the tiger. Belonging to this graceful predator will mark the development of creativity and art in all of us.

The tiger represents in his image freedom, boldness, agility, grace and desire for new things. There are many variants of his image. Asian tiger stencils are very subtle and mysterious.

If you are not a fan of Asian motifs in creativity, you can depict the tiger as a cartoon character. There are many tiger characters in the cartoon industry.

The tiger from "Winnie the Pooh" is the most often recognized image of the friendly and playful animal, which has a cheerful disposition and restless energy.

The treacherous tiger Sherkhan from "Mowgli" is instantly more believable with a New Year's cap on his head. The saber-toothed tiger Diego from "Ice Age" fits the winter theme.

A militant, strong and agile tigress from "Kung Fu Panda" as a papercut on the window will charge the kids with vivacity and determination.

Using the above tips, ideas and stencils for making papercuts, you will be able to beautifully decorate the windows in your room and give everyone in the family a New Year's mood.

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